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Stroke and TIA (explaining it)
Also known as: Stroke, Transient ischaemic attack, TIA
A stroke is interrupted blood supply to the brain; a TIA is a temporary, warning version. Stations cover FAST recognition, urgency, and prevention.
Conveying the urgency (call 999, "time is brain") and the prevention plan after a TIA is central to these scenarios.
More glossary terms
- ABCDE approachA systematic method for assessing and treating an acutely unwell patient — Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure — dealing with each before moving on.
- AMPLE historyA focused emergency history — Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events — taken quickly in acute situations.
- ARCPThe annual assessment that decides whether a doctor in training has met the competencies to progress to the next stage.
- AVPU scaleA rapid way to grade consciousness — Alert, responds to Voice, responds to Pain, Unresponsive — used in initial assessment.
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